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With summer winding down, it looks like the beach days for many will be behind us. It looks like your sand castle building days are numbered, right? Don't worry, Konami has the answer -- an action-strategy title called Sandy Beach coming to WiiWare this Fall.

Sandy Beach will allow gamers to create and form elaborate sand castles using the Wii remote. You'll then be able to take pictures of your creations and save them in a gallery. But things aren't so peaceful on the shores of Sandy Beach -- beware, as you'll have to fend off invading crabs, determined to crush your designs, in the game's "Crab Battle" mode. 

The game will also feature a cooperative mode, so you won't have to build on your own. Or, you know, you could just go to the park and play in a sandbox.


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Chad Concelmo's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 15:43
Chad Concelmo
Sadly, I actually think this sounds really cool. :)
Fanatism's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 15:48
Fanatism
kinda like boom blox...but rather Sand Box?
Tubatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 15:50
Tubatic
Creation. check
Sharing Creations. check
Co-op. check
Crabs. check
online. (as in downloaded from) check

Yep, this is the most important game since Super Mario Bros.
Miike's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 15:50
Miike
Would this be a classified as a sandbox type games? *rimshot*

I think the wii needs some more shovelware? *rimshot*

and this one is for the internet
Sandy Beach? More like Sandy Bitch!

Thank you thank you, I'll be here all week. Try the fish.
Miike's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 15:53
Miike
oh shoot! I forgot the "amirite?!??!"

Sandy Beach? More like Sandy Bitch! amirite?!??!
Tubatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 15:54
Tubatic
You are a hero Miike. :)
Funkiller's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 15:57
Funkiller
Wow. I would totally dig this. *zing!*

Also, some sort of genitalia is/was/will be among the first ten creations. Because of the LHC.
Giggles With Crabs's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 15:58
Giggles With Crabs
Kind of looks like Rampart!
NihonTiger90's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 16:02
NihonTiger90
I agree with Chad. Price it at 500 points and it could be a silly little guilty pleasure.
Cowzilla3's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 16:04
Cowzilla3
I'm strangely attracted to this.
nelsondelmonte's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 16:08
nelsondelmonte
A knife is useless against those massive claws. They could rip a tank apart!! graaa CRAB BATTLE!
eternalplayer2345's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 16:10
eternalplayer2345
player two shhould try to destroy player 1'd creation that would be great. use the wii fit board to stomp on their castle
fetusmilk's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 16:10
fetusmilk
this would be cool if you could walk around as a fat bully kid who walks all over other kids sand castles.
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 16:30
Dexter345
No worries, Chad, I'll play in the virtual sand with you. I actually bet Colette will dig it for the RetroForceGO review.
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 16:32
TrailerParkJesus
Gives new definition to the word shovelwa-- bah! late again.
Demtor's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 16:38
Demtor

If I can build this, then I will play
Gameboi's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 17:03
Gameboi
I live just a few minutes from the beach, so there's no excuse not to just jump in the car and go make a real one. However, I'm probably more inclined to play around with this one.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 17:14
Mxyzptlk
The key to defending your sand castles is to attack the crabs' weak point for massive damage.
Daxelman's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 18:32
Daxelman
Online Play with WiiSpeak would be amazing.

"WHOLLY SHIT ITS A FUCKING CRAB. FLANK HIM NICK, FLANK HIM FROM THE LEFT!"

"THE CRAB! HE'S TAKING THE HOBBITS TO ISENGARD!"

"ANYA, WE'RE DROPPING THE BUCKET. NOW!!!"
bleep's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 21:55
bleep
@Fanatism:

Thats just what I thought too!
myheadsonfire's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/13/2008 10:58
myheadsonfire
Mrr! Crab... broke mah shovel!
nosinging's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/13/2008 15:00
nosinging
At this point I thought I'd be less surprised by all of the absolute boring garbage they put out on wiiware, but nope. Still shocked.
Cyberxion's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/13/2008 16:37
Cyberxion
Crab battle? In a Konami game? I wonder if the developers have visited Newgrounds.
WutDaHeckMan's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/14/2008 09:40
WutDaHeckMan
this is stupid.
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